Don't use the kill switch, is that right?

Canberra is with my thinking: "Using it to stop the engine must be a bit like killing your computer or disc drives without first shutting things down." Have you ever unplugged you computer, without shutting it down. When you restart it, you usually get a message that it was improperly shut down, and goes through a few extra processes, than what it normally does. Remember, these bikes are ALL computer controlled.
 
AFAIK the kill switch thing started back when the idle issues first appeared and nobody knew what the cause was. There was a lot of black magic stuff going on to cure the problem but none of it worked obviously. Never ever touch the throttle when starting, never use the kill switch, sidestand etc. to stop the bike. I thought this would have gone away when it was discovered that faulty TPS was the answer!
 
wildchild said:
Evidently, the kill switch does not turn off all the electrical circuits, so the battery may discharge possibly leaving you stranded in BFE.
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that is what i think that the book means and before i put on relays for my lights i had a dead bat a couple of times. however i still use the kill switch because if the rocket ever sticks the throttle wide open you will be in for one wild ride and i need to know where the kill switch is with out thinking about it.
my personal opinion is that it is a personal opinion. i never thought about the kickstand at the gas station sounds like a go idea. will try that a few times.
herman
 
My understanding of the kill switch is that it is there for emergencies only. If you were unfotunate to come off your bike and the engine was revving its nuts off, then Mr or Mrs joe public could see the big red button and tun off the bike, but however you turn off the engine other than stalling it or beating it with a stick, I dont think the bike will bother .
 
As far as the ECU is concerned, there is no difference in killing the engine with the key or the kill switch. Many race bikes are wired without a key switch (bypassed), and only a kill switch and start button.
The kill switch does not kill power to all of the systems that the key switch does on all bikes, but most bikes today are wired so that both switches kill everything except factory alarm, clock memory, or radio memory wiring.

On my bikes, I do not use the kill switch as this tends to wear out the switch, and then problems with starting can occur. May not, but can - I have the T-shirt. Old habits die hard.

The choice is yours.
 
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